General News
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100 Kilograms of Gold Seized by Osaka Customs to be Sold Through Public Bidding; Market Value Equivalent to ¥1.29 Billion
Osaka Customs has announced that about 100 kilograms of gold seized in smuggling and other illici...
May 28, 2024
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Torrential Rain Expected in Southern Japan; Meteorological Agency Issues Warnings for Southern Kyushu, Shikoku, Tokai Regions
A wide area of western Japan experienced heavy rain on Tuesday morning due to a low-pressure syst...
May 28, 2024
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Typhoon Ewiniar Expected to Approach Japan’s Daito Islands on Wednesday; Heavy Rain Warning Feared
Strong Typhoon Ewiniar moved northeastward at a slow speed east of the Philippines on Monday and ...
May 28, 2024
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Regulations on Sauna Installations Relaxed to Encourage Bathing in Nature: Facilities Encouraged to Prepare Facilities for Men and Women
SAPPORO — Local governments across the country are relaxing regulations regarding outdoor saunas,...
May 28, 2024
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JAL President ‘Deeply Apologizes’ for String of Aviation Safety Troubles after Transport Ministry Issues Strict Warning
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry issued on Monday a strict warning to Jap...
May 27, 2024
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Lethal Bacterial Infection Growing at Record Pace in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of patients of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal infec...
May 27, 2024
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Typhoon Ewiniar Forms Near Philippines; High Alert for Heavy Rainfall Likely Across Japan
A tropical cyclone has developed into Typhoon Ewiniar near the Philippines at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. A...
May 27, 2024
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Heavy Downpour Likely to Hit Kagoshima from Monday to Tuesday
The possibility of a liner precipitation band hitting Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures is incre...
May 27, 2024
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Rice for Sake Planted on Tokyo Ginza Rooftop; Hoping to Create New Culture of Sake
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co. employees and others plant rice for sake on the rooftop of the company...
May 27, 2024
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No. of Foreign Students Recovers to 90% of Pre-Pandemic Level; Japanese Students Studying Abroad Also Increase Fivefold
The number of foreign students in Japan in 2023 increased by 20% from the previous year to 279,27...
May 27, 2024
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Hospitals Forced to Make ‘Anguished Decision’ on Transplants; Insufficient ICUs, Staff Cited as Key Issue in Survey
A recent survey of Japan’s three major hospitals revealed specific reasons why some organ transpl...
May 27, 2024
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Mystery-Solving Event in Tokyo’s Kabutocho Gaining Popularity
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A mystery-solving event featuring Tokyo’s Kabutocho district and Eiichi Shibus...
May 26, 2024
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3 Major Hospitals Declined 62 Organ Transplants Last Year; Forgoing Surgeries Essentially Jumbled the Waiting List
Japan’s three major hospitals with the top organ transplant records repeatedly gave up on perform...
May 26, 2024
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Govt Must Fix Flaws in Organ Transplant System; Patients Fending Off Death Deserve Better Help
The fairness in connecting organ donors and recipients has been called into question by the recen...
May 26, 2024
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Kyoto Residence Of First Japanese Nobelist Renovated; Home Of Hideki Yukawa Will Be Public Multi-Purpose Facility
KYOTO— Renovations have now been completed on the residence in which Dr. Hideki Yukawa (1907-81) ...
May 26, 2024
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